Popular Post [DE]Rebecca 184,286 Posted May 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2018 Since Warframe began, our PhysX Particles have not been 'one size fits all'. They've been tied to specific GPUs, never on console, and it's been a visually delightful but imbalanced experience. The next Mainline update (this May) will see "Nvidia PhysX Effects" become a new, universal & proprietary experience: "GPU Particles". Read on for the Why, How, and When!Why? The latest version of PhysX (the physics framework that Warframe uses to simulate the world) is dropping support for the physics particle simulation feature. So in order to be able to take advantage of the many performance and stability improvements that Nvidia has made to PhysX over recent years, we're making a new particle system solution ourselves! This new GPU Particle system will be less RAM intensive, work on all Platforms, AND be completely optional!How? We are converting the main PhysX items to our new GPU Particle system. We'll have many particle FX converted at launch, but will spend some time continuing to upgrade our catalog throughout the year. Our new system is universal, works on almost all GPUs (really old ones might be out of luck), is not locked to a given manufacturer, and is not locked to PC! When? We expect to have Mainline with GPU Particles on PC mid-May! Consoles can expect GPU Particles soon after PC.Bonus: What? Now I’m sure you’re wondering how all of this will look! Here are our new GPU Particles in action. A particle burst from our tests in April. You can see them interact with the environment as they hit the floor: Added more features earlier this month! GPU Particles respond to game physics and gravity More refined particle physics: GPU Particles respond to explosions and collisions Beautiful visuals. All platforms. This month! This is shaping up to be a particle-arly lovely update 😉 Thanks for playing Warframe! 101 Link to post Share on other sites
Stoner 7,444 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Looks better than PhysX ❤️ 20 Link to post Share on other sites
MirageKnight 7,248 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Huzzah - thanks for the heads up Rebecca! Link to post Share on other sites
RAZORLIGHT 1,597 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 finally no more blackbox effects aka physx Link to post Share on other sites
Wolf_Walker 133 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) Dreams coming true. EDIT: Glitter fart dream coming true!!! Edited May 2, 2018 by Wolf_Walker Link to post Share on other sites
xXDeadsinxX 8,251 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Can’t wait! Link to post Share on other sites
DJ_Vauban 3,151 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, [DE]Rebecca said: snip Hm..."Mainline update" ...do I smell the sacrifice? Edited May 2, 2018 by DJ_Vauban Link to post Share on other sites
MirageKnight 7,248 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 minute ago, DJ_Vauban said: Hm..."Mainline update" ...do I smell the sacrifice? We can only hope. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Aldrr 613 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) Ah yes the famous "glitter f*rt," I remember that tweet >.< Joking aside, the whole effort put into building this new particle system is astounding! And it'll be a universal in-house solution regardless of platform, independent from the "Red vs Green"! Looking forward to going over my entire arsenal to see how things have changed Edited May 2, 2018 by Aldrr Link to post Share on other sites
Aeon94 1,758 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Nice !!! *hype thrusters are activated* Link to post Share on other sites
Dioxety 1,923 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Also, Steve said the sacrifice would be the first to use the new particle system. ... sacrifice hype? 5 Link to post Share on other sites
MunsuLight 1,235 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I,m just hoping that this new particle system wont be bad for lower end pc like mine .. But it seems great ^^ 2 Link to post Share on other sites
dioniso7 107 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Amazing news! Thank you for it! Link to post Share on other sites
Phatose 7,124 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 So, is this limited to visuals only, or can it be used for other purposes? Might theoretically be useful for more interesting hit detection on the Ignis, for example. Link to post Share on other sites
kyori 4,922 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 26 minutes ago, [DE]Rebecca said: The next Mainline update (this May) This new GPU Particle system will be less RAM intensive, Sacrifice quest!!! Yes... ram memory is my biggest issue. I'm crossing my fingers that this change won't cause another Harrow Crisis. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
xD_1712 54 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) Edited May 2, 2018 by xD_1712 3 Link to post Share on other sites
PsiWarp 7,928 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 28 minutes ago, [DE]Rebecca said: A particle burst Reb, you misspelled glitter fart! Link to post Share on other sites
Aldrr 613 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) 35 minutes ago, xD_1712 said: 1 hour ago, [DE]Rebecca said: When? We expect to have Mainline with GPU Particles on PC mid-May! Consoles can expect GPU Particles soon after PC. Huh do we have hinty hint here for a Sacrifice release window? :3 (wishful thinking ^^ and no, please don't rush it, have it "bake in the oven" as long as it has to) Edited May 2, 2018 by Aldrr 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NightmareT12 10,607 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) It's finally time I end up turning them off then. I still remember the day I enabled PhysX for the first time on December 2013 after I bought a new PC only because of Warframe. Man it's been a long ride. Edited May 2, 2018 by NightmareT12 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Koldraxon-732 1,589 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 @[DE]Rebecca, I've been watching @[DE]Steve on Twitter fiddling with them, and I believe this video will give you quite the flashback. It's in the spoiler so my post doesn't clutter the forum. Spoiler ...In my opinion, a new wave of trailer cinematics should be created, but trying to stay close to these older ones, but that can come after Sacrifice, or even Venus. That said, I am eagerly looking forward to a cosmetic set made purely from these new particles. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
KelsierSurvivor 616 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, DJ_Vauban said: Hm..."Mainline update" ...do I smell the sacrifice? Steve said they would come with The Sacrifice, so I think it might be safe to hype ourselves JUST a little bit. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
SordidDreams 6,017 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, [DE]Rebecca said: particle-arly Oof. 😠 Link to post Share on other sites
DarkDullahan 404 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 After 3 long years of waiting, we now officially commandeer GPU particle workshop as Umbra hypethread!!!! 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Redfeather75 1,093 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Any time Steve talks about this I get really excited as it's literally a game changer to me. The artists of this game are very talented and this type of thing can be so powerful in the hands of creative and talented artists. ❤️ it! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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